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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/852463/psn-pdf
August 16, 2023 - Staying safe while getting well.
August 16, 2023
Salamon M. Harvard Women's Health Watch. August 1, 2023
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/staying-safe-while-getting-well
Patients can help minimize the potential for adverse events while in the hospital. Actions such as working
with a care partner, tracking medications,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44934/psn-pdf
February 07, 2023 - National Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures
(NatSSIPs2).
February 7, 2023
Centre for Perioperative Care. London, UK; January 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-safety-standards-invasive-procedures-natssips
Patients face risks when undergoing surgery. This revised guidance provides recommendations de…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35770/psn-pdf
January 02, 2017 - Actions and implementation strategies to reduce suicidal
events in the Veterans Health Administration.
January 2, 2017
Mills PD, Neily J, Luan D, et al. Actions and Implementation Strategies to Reduce Suicidal Events in the
Veterans Health Administration. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44472/psn-pdf
January 22, 2016 - Understanding medical errors and adverse events in ICU
patients.
January 22, 2016
Garrouste-Orgeas M, Flaatten H, Moreno R. Understanding medical errors and adverse events in ICU
patients. Intensive Care Med. 2016;42(1):107-9. doi:10.1007/s00134-015-3968-x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/understanding-medical-errors…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36323/psn-pdf
November 14, 2018 - Our long journey towards a safety-minded just culture.
Part II: where we're going.
November 14, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. September 21, 2006;11:1-2.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/our-long-journey-towards-safety-minded-just-culture-part-ii-where-were-going
This second part of this series…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60236/psn-pdf
April 15, 2020 - Seattle pilot’s misdiagnosis highlights challenges around
coronavirus testing.
April 15, 2020
Malone P, Kamb L. Seattle Times. March 30, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/seattle-pilots-misdiagnosis-highlights-challenges-around-coronavirus-testing
False negative test results can contribute to misdiagnosis, treatm…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43247/psn-pdf
August 02, 2015 - Characteristics of medical professional liability claims
against internists.
August 2, 2015
Mangalmurti SS, Harold JG, Parikh PD, et al. Characteristics of medical professional liability claims against
internists. JAMA Intern Med. 2014;174(6):993-5. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.1116.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46465/psn-pdf
February 21, 2018 - Preventing mistransfusions: an evaluation of institutional
knowledge and a response.
February 21, 2018
MacDougall N, Dong F, Broussard L, et al. Preventing Mistransfusions: An Evaluation of Institutional
Knowledge and a Response. Anesth Analg. 2018;126(1):247-251. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000002443.
https://psnet.ah…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38576/psn-pdf
April 22, 2009 - A case of mistaken identity: staff input on patient ID
errors.
April 22, 2009
Ortiz J, Amatucci C. A case of mistaken identity: staff input on patient ID errors. Nurs Manag.
2009;40(4):37-41. doi:10.1097/01.NUMA.0000349689.98615.6d.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/case-mistaken-identity-staff-input-patient-id-errors
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48090/psn-pdf
August 28, 2019 - Preventing errors with high-risk medications.
August 28, 2019
Wiley F. Drug Topics. August 2019;1633:16-18.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-errors-high-risk-medications
High-alert medications have the potential to cause serious patient harm if not administered correctly.
Reporting on challenges to medicati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43011/psn-pdf
May 20, 2014 - Early warnings, weak signals and learning from
healthcare disasters.
May 20, 2014
Macrae C. Early warnings, weak signals and learning from healthcare disasters. BMJ Qual Saf.
2014;23(6):440-5. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002685.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/early-warnings-weak-signals-and-learning-healthcare-disasters
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74031/psn-pdf
November 03, 2021 - Emergency department crowding: the canary in the health
care system.
November 3, 2021
doi:10.1056/CAT.21.0217.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emergency-department-crowding-canary-health-care-system
Emergency department (ED) overcrowding and boarding can result in worse patient outcomes and
increased risk of medical…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50373/psn-pdf
September 25, 2019 - 2019 update on medical overuse: a review.
September 25, 2019
Morgan DJ, Dhruva SS, Coon ER, et al. 2019 update on medical overuse: a review. JAMA Intern Med.
2019;179(11):1568. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.3842.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/2019-update-medical-overuse-review
Medical overuse has been described as…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42767/psn-pdf
November 27, 2013 - Barcode medication administration work-arounds: a
systematic review and implications for nurse executives.
November 27, 2013
Voshall B, Piscotty R, Lawrence J, et al. Barcode medication administration work-arounds: a systematic
review and implications for nurse executives. J Nurs Adm. 2013;43(10):530-535.
doi:10.1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47821/psn-pdf
May 22, 2019 - Patient Safety.
May 22, 2019
National Pharmacy Association; NPA.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-15
This website for independent community pharmacy owners across the United Kingdom features both free
and members-only guidance, reporting platforms, and document templates to support patient safety. It
i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46593/psn-pdf
November 08, 2017 - Unreadable barcodes and multiple barcodes on packages
can lead to errors.
November 8, 2017
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. October 19, 2017;22:1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unreadable-barcodes-and-multiple-barcodes-packages-can-lead-errors
Barcodes can both enhance and degrade the medication …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37023/psn-pdf
September 24, 2010 - Applying the Toyota Production System: using a patient
safety alert system to reduce error.
September 24, 2010
Furman C, Caplan RA. Applying the Toyota Production System: using a patient safety alert system to
reduce error. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33(7):376-386.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/applying-toyot…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50646/psn-pdf
November 06, 2019 - My patient almost died from a mistake I made. I
apologized and it changed my life.
November 6, 2019
McLean K. Huffington Post. October 16, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/my-patient-almost-died-mistake-i-made-i-apologized-and-it-changed-my-life
Medical mistakes cause stress for both patients and their clinician…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42182/psn-pdf
April 10, 2013 - Why do GDPs fail to recognise oral cancer? The argument
for an oral cancer checklist.
April 10, 2013
Dave B. Why do GDPs fail to recognise oral cancer? The argument for an oral cancer checklist. Br Dent J.
2013;214(5):223-5. doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2013.214.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-do-gdps-fail-recognise-oral-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39352/psn-pdf
July 05, 2013 - When the 5 rights go wrong: medication errors from the
nursing perspective.
July 5, 2013
Jones JH, Treiber LA. When the 5 rights go wrong: medication errors from the nursing perspective. J Nurs
Care Qual. 2010;25(3):240-247. doi:10.1097/NCQ.0b013e3181d5b948.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-5-rights-go-wrong-medi…